I love those Mac commercials with the young guy vs. the older guy…the “cool guy” vs. the “nerdy guy”….you know what I’m talking about. Those commercials almost make we actually want a Mac, but PC is all I’ve ever known, and therefore, easier.
But this school year I’ve been thrust into the Mac world, and I’ve learned I confuse easily. I really like a ton of the features on the Mac, but I feel lost on simple things like right clicking, and making folders to save all my stuff. I love folders. I have folders all over the place…hanging folders, manilla folders, colored folders, fun folders…and folders within folders on my computer. Today I finally figured out how to do that, but I had to save them to my desktop, which seems crazy. I never save to the desktop. I barely even notice my desktop. That seems to be one of the biggest differences…there’s lots of dragging and dropping on the Mac. I must embrace the drag and drop.
So, despite the way cute commercials, and fun iphoto, I’m not completely won over yet…but we’ll see.
Any Mac Lovers out there?
Love the Mac, and everything else Apple sells. Got my first Mac in 1984. Apple provides a wonderful user experience with each of their products. Have an iPod? Then you know what I mean. Oh, and I’m typing this comment on my iPhone because I left my iPad on the kitchen table.
Just got one, too. I was going crazy about the folder thing just today. I love having a folder for each project department in my life. I haven’t figured that out yet. Learning slowly but surely. That’s gotta be good for something. Maybe it will keep us young and cool like the guy on the commercial. Hee. hee!
Been using Macs since I worked at the Messenger in the late 1980s. I’ve currently got six Macs in my home, and they run flawlessly. No viruses in in 12 years now.
Pretty intuitive and consistent because Apple sets the standard by creating strict hardware, software standards every developer must follow. So the intuitive interface is altered only slightly by Adobe, Microsoft and/or Intuit.
A new Mac is well thought out and executed – not just a bundle of self-assembled parts that may not be fully tested and compatible. Brilliant and practical design is why they cost a bit more. But with desktops starting at $600 and laptops under $1,000, they are worth every penny.
Worth the cash? Since my last two desktops are loaded towers, I can run with compatible speed to Intel Macs although my Macs are 3-6 years old. Still run like a new car!
And yes, the Macs with Intel CPUs can and do run Windows as well as any Dell, HP or Acer you can purchase. Same processor, often better speed, better grahics adn better reliability.
Intel Macs can run all the Mac software and All the Windows software too.
What more can a pc user want?
Terry
We are all Mac/Apple at our house…love all of the devices. They are so far above and beyond PC. We owned Dell’s before the big switch last year and had nothing but trouble all the way around. It was a little frustrating making the switch, but well worth the time and effort in the end. Part of our decision to go all Apple was in part because DISD is all Mac now. No regrets!
I’m trying hard to make the switch in my brain…and with DISD being so Apple Friendly, it does sound like a good idea to go MAC…it’s just so hard!